Candide
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- Author：Voltaire
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Summary
Candide is the story of a gentle man who， though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate， clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds。" On the surface a witty， bantering tale， this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage， satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent cosmic plan。 Fast， funny， often outrageous， the French philosopher's immortal narrative takes Candide around the world to discover that -- contrary to the teachings of his distinguished tutor Dr。 Pangloss -- all is not always for the best。 Alive with wit， brilliance， and graceful storytelling， Candide has become Voltaire's most celebrated work。
Reviews
Mariana Castro
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"A hundred times I wanted to kill myself， but always I loved life more。 This ridiculous weakness is perhaps one of our worst instincts; is anything more stupid than choosing to carry a burden that really one wants to cast on the ground？ to hold existence in horror， and yet to cling to it？ to fondle the serpent which devours us till it has eaten out our heart？" muy infp esa cita en mi opinión jajaj "A hundred times I wanted to kill myself， but always I loved life more。 This ridiculous weakness is perhaps one of our worst instincts; is anything more stupid than choosing to carry a burden that really one wants to cast on the ground？ to hold existence in horror， and yet to cling to it？ to fondle the serpent which devours us till it has eaten out our heart？" muy infp esa cita en mi opinión jajaj 。。。more
hols
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crock of shit
Whitney
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I really enjoyed this - it's adventurous and funny and obviously full of satire。 Read it in a couple days and had a hard time putting it down。 I really enjoyed this - it's adventurous and funny and obviously full of satire。 Read it in a couple days and had a hard time putting it down。 。。。more
Addie Gardner
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Apparently nobody actually stays dead in this book。
Amy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Не ожидала， что мне понравится это произведение。 В нем много философских размышлений， исторических отсылок， приключений， грустных моментов， но в конце - хэппи-энд。 Я люблю что-то， направленное на критику общественного устроя и это именно такая книга。
Zach Studer
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This one doesn't age too well unfortunately。 Only reason I didn't DNF was the short length。 Some of Voltaire's sardonic humor made me laugh a few times but the old way of story telling just doesn't hold up well to a modern audience。 This one doesn't age too well unfortunately。 Only reason I didn't DNF was the short length。 Some of Voltaire's sardonic humor made me laugh a few times but the old way of story telling just doesn't hold up well to a modern audience。 。。。more
Randy Sutton
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“It is demonstrable， that things cannot be otherwise than as they are; for all being created for an end， all is necessarily for the best end。"“I have always abided by my first opinion， for after all， I am a philosopher， and it would not become me to retract my sentiments。” “It is demonstrable， that things cannot be otherwise than as they are; for all being created for an end， all is necessarily for the best end。"“I have always abided by my first opinion， for after all， I am a philosopher， and it would not become me to retract my sentiments。” 。。。more
Greylyn Gaillard
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Voltaire 100% wrote this just to be petty
Julia Jyde
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3。5！ unbelievable :）
Semih Eker
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Pandemi sürecinin azizliğine uğramış olabilir ama açıkçası çok zorlayarak bitirdim。 Tekrar okumak üzere şimdilik kütüphanemde dinlenmeye alıyorum 😊
Eva
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Em uma entrevista de Hayao Miyazaki， conheci um conceito que representa bem o que senti falta enquanto estava lendo a obra: "It's called ma。 Emptiness。 It's there intentionally。"， o excesso de momentos agitados na história estava tornando a leitura um pouco cansativa。 Ao fim do livro， no entanto， Cândido e *inaudível* possuem um momento de reflexão um quanto tosca， mas obteve-me a explicação que eu precisava para entender que essa falta de pausas durante a narrativa havia sido， sobretudo， propos Em uma entrevista de Hayao Miyazaki， conheci um conceito que representa bem o que senti falta enquanto estava lendo a obra: "It's called ma。 Emptiness。 It's there intentionally。"， o excesso de momentos agitados na história estava tornando a leitura um pouco cansativa。 Ao fim do livro， no entanto， Cândido e *inaudível* possuem um momento de reflexão um quanto tosca， mas obteve-me a explicação que eu precisava para entender que essa falta de pausas durante a narrativa havia sido， sobretudo， proposital。 Mas ainda não o suficiente para mudar minha visão sobre o livro。É um livro curto com muitos acontecimentos， acredito que Voltaire não tinha a menor intenção de criar uma obra prima， mas， ainda sim， é uma leitura agradável， e ao contrario do que muitos me disseram， não acredito que seria o tipo de livro para se ler em um só dia。 。。。more
Artem Zinnatullin
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heh
Joe
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Love this book that doesn't stop moving。In every chapter themes: 1） The best of all possible worlds， 2） Cause and effect， and 3） Freewill are brought up and make the reader re-evaluate their position on them。The ending brings in all home。 This is such a well written piece that it is the fourth time I have read it。 Love this book that doesn't stop moving。In every chapter themes: 1） The best of all possible worlds， 2） Cause and effect， and 3） Freewill are brought up and make the reader re-evaluate their position on them。The ending brings in all home。 This is such a well written piece that it is the fourth time I have read it。 。。。more
Patrick
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The story leaps around quite a bit and， at times， it hard to reconcile the enormous shifts in the plot， such as the dead coming back to life or the consistent coincidences。 Overall， it is an intriguing look at the beginnings of the form of the modern novel and an fun look at attitudes and ideas from the past in the best of all possible worlds。
Alan Correnti
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A classic that endures to this day。
RoshReviews
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The plot is mainly about the adventures of the titular protagonist， Candide， who is banished from his uncle's estate after fooling around with Cunegande， the uncle's beautiful daughter。 Until this point， Candide's life is sheltered and his thoughts are moulded to a great extent by his mentor， Professor Pangloss。 Like his name， Pangloss loves to talk on all topics and show his intellect。 He seems strangely optimistic and Candide blindly believes him。 After the banishment， Candide's life upturns a The plot is mainly about the adventures of the titular protagonist， Candide， who is banished from his uncle's estate after fooling around with Cunegande， the uncle's beautiful daughter。 Until this point， Candide's life is sheltered and his thoughts are moulded to a great extent by his mentor， Professor Pangloss。 Like his name， Pangloss loves to talk on all topics and show his intellect。 He seems strangely optimistic and Candide blindly believes him。 After the banishment， Candide's life upturns and he faces horrific trials and tribulations across various countries and meeting a lot of people， including a reunion with Cunegande and Pangloss， throughout the course of the story。This is the most satirical book I've ever read。 It has quite a lot of wit and even more of absurdities。 Characters jabber on strange philosophical adages， characters travel across the world and back like it's no one's business （keeping in mind that the book was written in 1759！）， characters appear and die and reappear and die again。。。 I quite don't understand what to make of this。 The story is filled with a sharp wit。 Voltaire arms to be hitting out at all existing establishments such as the monarchy and the church with his pen。 His sarcasm is razor sharp and it's no surprise that the book ruffled quite a few feathers when it first came out。 After a point though， the absurdities became too much for me to take， though a more mature reader might be able to appreciate them better。 I just started longing for normal writing again and hence rushed through the second half with just about 50% attention。 This book didn't rock my world， nor was I expecting it to。***********************Join me on the Facebook group， Readers Forever！， for more reviews， book-related discussions and fun。Follow me on Instagram: RoshReviews 。。。more
Merry Uslu
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"Let us cultivate our garden。" "Let us cultivate our garden。" 。。。more
JOAO CARLOS BRANCO
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Uma visão optimista， como eu gosto， com factos históricos e realistas。
EmmaPorzee
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Great story; I love how it was given。 Good job writer！ If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top
C。S。
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This is the greatest novella ever （perhaps I am exaggerating， but it’s a fun read）。
Dennis Logan
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Excellent satire。 Loved it。 Ending is fabulous。
Emari Rose
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I like how the main characters met each other， I love the plot and everything about this book。 Good job writer！ If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on NovelStar， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Allie Piippo
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Well， I finished it。
Brian Mikołajczyk
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Set in the mid 18th century， an eternal optimist from Westphalia named Candide travels the world after a series of misfortune events happen to him。 He winds up in the middle of the Bulgar/Avar wars from which he escapes to France and ends up traveling through Portugal， Argentina， Peru， Venice， and Constantinople。 This is a gripping political/philosophical satire of its age。 Many witty criticisms are laden throughout and Candide's whimsical nature makes it a pleasure to read！ Set in the mid 18th century， an eternal optimist from Westphalia named Candide travels the world after a series of misfortune events happen to him。 He winds up in the middle of the Bulgar/Avar wars from which he escapes to France and ends up traveling through Portugal， Argentina， Peru， Venice， and Constantinople。 This is a gripping political/philosophical satire of its age。 Many witty criticisms are laden throughout and Candide's whimsical nature makes it a pleasure to read！ 。。。more
M
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Short and funny
Gizem
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Candide Yahut İyimserlik Voltaire'in 1759'da yazdığı bir bakıma felsefi bir eleştiri kitabı。Kitapta Candide isimli ana karakterin aşık olması sonrası yaşadığı şatodan kovulması ile başlayan bir dizi serüvene yer verilmiş。Yaşadığı dünyanın "mümkün dünyaların en iyisi" olduğuna inandırılmış saf bir iyilik hali içinde olan Candide aşkına kavuşmak için binbir türlü kötülüğe şahit olup belki de gerçekten mümkün dünyaların en iyisi olan Eldorado'yu dahi terk edip yollara aşkının peşine düşüyor。Kitabın Candide Yahut İyimserlik Voltaire'in 1759'da yazdığı bir bakıma felsefi bir eleştiri kitabı。Kitapta Candide isimli ana karakterin aşık olması sonrası yaşadığı şatodan kovulması ile başlayan bir dizi serüvene yer verilmiş。Yaşadığı dünyanın "mümkün dünyaların en iyisi" olduğuna inandırılmış saf bir iyilik hali içinde olan Candide aşkına kavuşmak için binbir türlü kötülüğe şahit olup belki de gerçekten mümkün dünyaların en iyisi olan Eldorado'yu dahi terk edip yollara aşkının peşine düşüyor。Kitabın ve bu büyülü aşkın sonu hiç beklemediğimiz bir ülkede ve beklemediğimiz bir biçimde son buluyor。Voltaire sanki bu eserinde Candide'i diyardan diyara sürükleyerek aslında her şeyin olacağına varmayacağını， seçimlerimizden sorumlu olduğumuzu ve sadece biz öyle düşünüyor ve inanıyoruz diye yaşadığımız dünyanın mümkün olan en iyi halinde olamayacağını haykırıyor。"Mümkün dünyaların en iyisinde bütün olaylar birbirine bağlıdır。 Çünkü nihayetinde Matmazel Cunegonde'un aşkı uğruna kıçınıza okkalı tekmeler yiyerek güzel bir şatodan kovulmasaydınız， engizisyon mahkemesine çıkarılmasaydınız， yürüye yürüye Amerika'ya kaçmasaydınız， barona koca bir kılıç darbesi vurmasaydınız， güzel ülke Eldorado'dan aldığınız koyunları kaybetmeseydiniz， burada limon şekeri ve antepfıstığı yiyemezdiniz。""Doğru söze ne denir，" diye karşılık verdi Candide， "ama şimdi bahçemizi ekip biçmemiz lazım。" 。。。more
Medina Deniz
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I was supposed to read it for a Swedish class， but I ended up reading it in English instead。 The book is certainly an interesting read。 It's by no means the best book I have had the pleasure of reading， but I would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in literature。 It was slightly boring because of the exhaustively long storyline， but I did enjoy reading the miscellaneous events that made Candide change his way of thinking throughout the story。 In the beginning， he was rather naive and I was supposed to read it for a Swedish class， but I ended up reading it in English instead。 The book is certainly an interesting read。 It's by no means the best book I have had the pleasure of reading， but I would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in literature。 It was slightly boring because of the exhaustively long storyline， but I did enjoy reading the miscellaneous events that made Candide change his way of thinking throughout the story。 In the beginning， he was rather naive and truly believed in Pangloss' principle that they lived in the "best of all possible worlds"， but the more obstacles life put in his path and the more suffering he had to endure， the more he realised that there is a lot of evil in this world and that philosophising is not going to bring you any success。 Rather， hard work， physical work， is what is， in the end， going to be the only that will bring any type of success in this life。 You can clearly see how Voltaire is criticising Leibnitz and many other philosophers for not being productive or objective enough。 He clearly viewed philosophy as a matter lacking sense and objectivity。 At the very end， he said that you must "cultivate your own garden"， meaning put in great physical effort and work to be able to be met with any type of success in life。 。。。more
Jaeden Palanog
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The story is powerful， I like how it was presented。 Good job writer！ If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on NovelStar， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Jenna Suh
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4。2
Mariekaye Albao
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Author's way of storytelling is so good， i suggest you join novelstar's writing competition on april。 Author's way of storytelling is so good， i suggest you join novelstar's writing competition on april。 。。。more
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